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First Woman to Serve as Senate Secretary/Parliamentarian
5/21/2012
Effective May 21, Megan Totino Consedine will become the first woman in Pennsylvania to serve as Secretary/Parliamentarian for the State Senate. She replaces Mark Corrigan who retired at the end of 2011 after serving in the position for 31 years.

Totino Consedine most recently served as a deputy general counsel in the Governor's Office of General Counsel and was previously special assistant to former Governor Ridge.

In her role as Secretary/Parliamentarian, Totino Consedine will supervise legislative, financial and administrative functions essential to the day-to-day operations of the Senate. She will oversee a staff of approximately 80 Senate employees, including those in the Secretary's Office, Senate Library, bill room, page room and other departments.

As deputy general counsel in Governor Corbett’s Office of General Counsel, Totino Consedine specialized in transactional and regulatory matters. Prior to taking that position, she served as an assistant counsel to the Department of the Navy and as a special assistant to former Governor Tom Ridge.

Totino Consedine received her bachelor's degree from the University of Delaware and her law degree from Widener University School of Law in Harrisburg. She was also an adjunct professor at Widener University School of Law and Harrisburg Area Community College.